Doctor shopping by overweight and obese patients is associated with increased healthcare utilization

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1328-1334

  Gudzune, Kimberly A ^a   Bleich, Sara N ^b   Richards, Thomas M ^b   Weiner, Jonathan P ^b   Hodges, Krista ^c   Clark, Jeanne M ^a,b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Healthways Hawaii LLC   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOCTOR SHOPPING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84881550814     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20189     Document Type: Article

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